Director Jacqueline Joseph fascinating documentary tells a sweeping 
story about the professional tennis players that came from all over the world to New York City to compete at the 2020 US Open. Told from a captivating players’ eye view, living and competing, inside the “secure bubble” of the first live international sporting event held during some of the darkest days of the COVID pandemic. This groundbreaking event helped “changed the game” both on, and off the court. Focusing on players from the US, Europe and Asia, competing at the most activist tennis tournament ever held in New York, In August of 2020 
the New York City quickly became the epicenter of the global Pandemic and where some of the biggest protests in the world took place. A unique global lens through which to explore the role and power of sports to lead, inspire, unite and spark change in society. A moment in tennis, sports and world history unlike any other. A once-in-a-lifetime story set in New York, but international in spirit and impact. Director Jacqueline Joseph joins us for a conversation on what makes the U.S. Open tennis tournament special in any 
given year, let alone 2020, how she was able to engage so many luminaries from the tennis world including; United States’s Frances Tiafoe (2022 US Open semifinalist), Great Britain’s Jamie Murray (career high #1 doubles player), Netherland’s Diede de Groot, (#1 wheelchair tennis player), Japan’s Yui Kamiji, (#2 wheelchair tennis player), France’s Stephane Houdet, ( career high #1 wheelchair tennis player), and Stacey Allaster, Chief Executive, Professional Tennis & US Open Tournament Director.
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Featuring:
Frances Tiafoe (USA), career high #10, 2022 US Open semifinalist – upsetting Rafael Nadal en route to becoming the first Black American to reach the semis since Arthur Ashe, 2019 Australian Open quarterfinalist and 2020 ATP Tour Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award recipient, established Frances Tiafoe Fund through the USTA Foundation to use tennis to change the lives of under-resourced youth and be a force for positive social change
Jamie Murray (Great Britain), career high #1 doubles player, 7-time doubles/mixed Grand Slam Champion, 2020 ATP Tour Fan Favorite Doubles team
Rohan Bopanna (India), career high #1 doubles player, 26 titles, 2024 Australian Open Men’s Doubles Champion and 2017 French Open Mixed Doubles Champion and was awarded the Padma Shri honor by the President of India in 2024
Kristie Ahn (USA), career high #87 and WTA Tour Board member who reached the round of 16 at the 2019 US Open
Bradley Klahn (USA), career high #63 and 2010 NCAA Champion
Diede de Groot (Netherlands), #1 wheelchair tennis player, 41 Grand Slam titles, winner of a singles Grand Slam in 2021/2022/2023 and a “Golden Grand Slam” in 2021 (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open and Tokyo Paralympic Gold Medal)
Yui Kamiji (Japan), #2 wheelchair tennis player, 28 Grand Slam titles and Tokyo Paralympic Silver Medalist
Stephane Houdet (France), career high #1 wheelchair tennis player, 24 Grand Slam titles, 3-time Paralympic Gold Medalist and recipient of La Légion d’Honneur and L’Ordre National du Mérite from French President Macron.